1) Sustainability Problem: Transparent windows allow heat transmission under sunny conditions. This making the use of air conditioning necessary to cool the indoor environment, which consumes electricity.

Category: Energy

2) Technology:  View Smart Glass

• View has developed a Smart Glass that that can adjust transparency to allow more or less sunlight to penetrate.
• View Smart Glass is connected to the internet and can be controlled via a smartphone app.
• Smart Glass can respond to weather conditions automatically and limit transparency during peak sun.
• Smart glass eliminates the need for blinds and reduces the electricity required for air conditioning on hot sunny days.

3) Organizational Stakeholders:

• Residents
• Businesses
• Building owners
• Building developers
• Utility companies

4) Deployment:

• Install Smart Glass in building.
• Connect Smart Glass to internet.
• Download smartphone app.
• Set Smart Glass to desired transparency .
• Save energy by reducing electricity required for indoor climate control.

Source:

Lucas Matney. View raises $200M for their electrochromic smart glass. June 27, 2017. Tech Crunch. Web. Accessed November 2, 2017. https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/27/view-raises-200m-for-their-electrochromic-smart-glass/